Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast
Monday, 10 August 2020 () President Michel Aoun accepted the resignation and asked Mr. Diab's government to stay as a caretaker until a new cabinet is formed.
The entire Lebanese government has resigned almost a week after the devastating blast in Beirut that killed at least 200 people. In a television address, the outgoing Prime Minister said that 'endemic corruption' had been to blame and said that now was the time for change. Outside, police have once...